DC: A New Beginning

Chapter 1: Earth

The Solar System.

A spacecraft... well, to be more precise, in order to escape as quickly as possible, this is a small emergency escape pod that is on the verge of running out of energy.

"BEEP"

"BEEP"

"BEEP"

As a loud alarm starts beeping, a young boy with black hair, who resembles a mummy, slowly opens his eyes from a deep sleep in a cryogenic chamber.

After detecting the presence of an awakened organism, the white mist within the cryogenic chamber began to slowly retract. Then, the powerful yet slow beating of the heart echoed throughout the chamber.

The lid of the cryogenic chamber slid open, and after a brief moment, a pale yet strong hand reached out, pushed through the last bits of white fog, and grabbed the edge of the lid.

"Ugh... my body feels so stiff."

Viktor's brain is slowly waking up.

"How long have I been frozen?"

Suddenly, pain began to spread through his body, and slowly began to crawl up his body. There are huge, deep cuts on his right shoulder that go across his body.

Viktor's heart barely pumped the remaining small amount of blood as his nervous system began to activate, causing it to flow again within his body with pain strong enough to make most people pass out.

However, Viktor's face stayed calm. After he slowly rose with some effort, he used his other hand to feel around his body to see what was happening.

In order to escape from that terrifying place, Viktor paid a really terrible price.

After killing several Viltrumites who were slightly older than him, he stole an escape pod from the planet they conquered and fled into space.

Even though the ships from Viltrum had great medical equipment, Viktor couldn't use it. He didn't want those ruthless warriors to come after him, as he's a traitor from Viltrum.

He had no choice but to use a broken spaceship from an old, destroyed civilization that had been half-destroyed by the fellow Viltrumites.

To avoid being tracked, Viktor abandoned the spaceship and made a quick, rough fix to just one escape pod. He also took a cryogenic chamber to prevent his injuries from worsening during the long space journey.

The result was that Viktor's injuries didn't improve. As soon as the cryogenic freezing ended, the massive wound crossing his chest and abdomen began to worsen again.

That wasn't all.

There are more than fifty shattered bones, his right thigh almost completely torn off except for a small piece of skin, his spine torn and stretched, his throat completely ripped out, half of his skull cut off, and some brain tissue lost...

He had at least twenty deadly injuries covering his entire body. However, these wouldn't be enough to kill a Viltrumite.

Especially since his bloodline came from an elite warrior who had stood out exceptionally during the Great Purge, a person who was invincible and exceptionally extraordinary even on Viltrum.

After probing around for a while and understanding his condition, Viktor stopped to rest and regain some strength, waiting for the effects of the cryogenic freezing to gradually wear off.

Then, he propped himself up using the edge of the cryogenic chamber and sat up.

The cryogenic chamber's position faced the main cockpit window of the escape pod, and in his bloodshot eyes, a beautiful blue planet was shining in space.